BE 601Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Business Entrepreneurship
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The course introduces students to the core elements of financial and managerial accounting. Specifically, the course objectives are to 1) assist managers to become proficient at interpreting numbers in financial statements and assessing their usefulness for business decisions, and 2) assist managers to understand the vital role that internal accounting information, or management accounting, plays in making better planning, organizing, controlling, improvement and compensation decisions.
Prerequisites
- This course is only open to graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering.
Antirequisites
- Not open to students enrolled in Master of Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology (MBET)
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4860 | 31 / 70 | TTh 16:30–17:50 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4874 | 0 / 70 | W 18:30–21:20 |
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
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Fall 2017
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Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
- Graduate Calendar, Fall 2026The official entry
- Requirements for Fall 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
- Quest Class SearchWhere you enrol
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Graduate Calendar
- Spring 2024
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Spring 2025 requisites changed
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026 requisites changed
- Fall 2026 requisites changed (shown here)